Chapter 29 of Tenterhooks is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Tenterhooks is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Intellectual Sympathy 'What are you going to wear tonight, Edith?' 'Oh; anything!' 'Don't say anything. I don't wish you to wear anything. I'm anxious you should look your best, really nice, especially as we haven't been to the Mitchells' for so long.
Chapter 29 of Tenterhooks is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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eagerly desirous
From this reading “I'm anxious you should look your best, really nice, especially as we haven't been to the Mitchells' for so long.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “I'm anxious you should look your best, really nice, especially as we haven't been to the Mitchells' for so long.”
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
From this reading “Intellectual Sympathy 'What are you going to wear tonight, Edith?'”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “I'm anxious you should look your best, really nice, especially as we haven't been to the Mitchells' for so long.”
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading “Intellectual Sympathy 'What are you going to wear tonight, Edith?'”
On the present night.
From this reading “Intellectual Sympathy 'What are you going to wear tonight, Edith?'”
be dressed in
From this reading “Intellectual Sympathy 'What are you going to wear tonight, Edith?'”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I don't wish you to wear anything.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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eagerly desirous
From this reading I'm anxious you should look your best, really nice, especially as we haven't been to the Mitchells' for so long.
any thing at all
From this reading 'Oh; anything!'
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Intellectual Sympathy 'What are you going to wear tonight, Edith?'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'm anxious you should look your best, really nice, especially as we haven't been to the Mitchells' for so long.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I'm anxious you should look your best, really nice, especially as we haven't been to the Mitchells' for so long.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I'm anxious you should look your best, really nice, especially as we haven't been to the Mitchells' for so long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Don't say anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Intellectual Sympathy 'What are you going to wear tonight, Edith?'
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading I'm anxious you should look your best, really nice, especially as we haven't been to the Mitchells' for so long.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'm anxious you should look your best, really nice, especially as we haven't been to the Mitchells' for so long.
the act of departing
From this reading Intellectual Sympathy 'What are you going to wear tonight, Edith?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm anxious you should look your best, really nice, especially as we haven't been to the Mitchells' for so long.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't wish you to wear anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm anxious you should look your best, really nice, especially as we haven't been to the Mitchells' for so long.
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
From this reading Intellectual Sympathy 'What are you going to wear tonight, Edith?'
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I'm anxious you should look your best, really nice, especially as we haven't been to the Mitchells' for so long.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I'm anxious you should look your best, really nice, especially as we haven't been to the Mitchells' for so long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm anxious you should look your best, really nice, especially as we haven't been to the Mitchells' for so long.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading I'm anxious you should look your best, really nice, especially as we haven't been to the Mitchells' for so long.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh; anything!'
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I'm anxious you should look your best, really nice, especially as we haven't been to the Mitchells' for so long.
express in words
From this reading 'Don't say anything.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I'm anxious you should look your best, really nice, especially as we haven't been to the Mitchells' for so long.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'm anxious you should look your best, really nice, especially as we haven't been to the Mitchells' for so long.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading Intellectual Sympathy 'What are you going to wear tonight, Edith?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'm anxious you should look your best, really nice, especially as we haven't been to the Mitchells' for so long.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Intellectual Sympathy 'What are you going to wear tonight, Edith?'
On the present night.
From this reading Intellectual Sympathy 'What are you going to wear tonight, Edith?'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I'm anxious you should look your best, really nice, especially as we haven't been to the Mitchells' for so long.
be dressed in
From this reading Intellectual Sympathy 'What are you going to wear tonight, Edith?'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Intellectual Sympathy 'What are you going to wear tonight, Edith?'
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I don't wish you to wear anything.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Intellectual Sympathy 'What are you going to wear tonight, Edith?'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm anxious you should look your best, really nice, especially as we haven't been to the Mitchells' for so long.
Chapter 29 of Tenterhooks by Ada Leverson holds 86 sentences, grouped into 18 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 29 holds 86 sentences of Tenterhooks, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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